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" Implore His aid, in His decisions rest, Secure whate'er He gives, He gives the best. Yet, when the sense of sacred presence fires, And strong devotion to the skies aspires, Pour forth thy fervours for a healthful mind, Obedient passions, and a will resign'd... "
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ... - Page 156
by James Boswell - 1807
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1826 - 440 pages
...1646." — BOSWELL. Safe in his hand, whose eye discerns afar The secret ambush of a specious pray'r; Implore his aid, in his decisions rest, Secure, whate'er...for a healthful mind, Obedient passions, and a will resign' d; For love, which scarce collective man can fill ; For patience, sovereign o'er transmuted...
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Literary and Miscellaneous Memoirs, Volume 1

Joseph Cradock - 1826 - 312 pages
...and the choice ; Safe in his pow'r, whose eyes discern afar, The secret ambush of a specious pray'r, Implore his aid, in his decisions rest Secure, whate'er he gives, he gives the best." The following adjoining lines, though not absolutely required for my purpose, are so very fine, that...
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Specimens of sacred and serious poetry, from Chaucer to the present day ...

John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...and the choice ; Safe in his power, whose eyes discern afar The secret ambush of a specious prayer. Implore his aid, in his decisions rest Secure, whate'er...to the skies aspires, Pour forth thy fervours for it healthful mind, Obedient passions, and a will resign'd; for love, which scarce collective man can...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. With copious notes by Malone

James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...specious prayer ; Implore his aid, In his decisions rest, Secure, whatc'er he gives, he gives the liest : Yet when the sense of sacred presence fires. And strong...for a healthful mind, Obedient passions, and a will rcsign'd ; For love, which scarce collective man can fill ; For patience, sovereign o'er transmuted...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ...

James Boswell - 1827 - 622 pages
...and the choice. Safe in И is Hand, whose eye discerns afar The secret ambush of a specious prayer; a violent passion. I perceived that he had already cnanged my guinea give* the bett : Vet when the seme of sacred presence firei, And strong devotion to the *kie* aspires,...
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Sacred Poetry

1828 - 198 pages
...and the choice; Safe in his power, whose eyes discern afar The secret ambush of a specious prayer. Implore his aid, in his decisions rest, Secure whate'er...for a healthful mind, Obedient passions, and a will resigned; For love, which scarce collective man can fill, For patience, sov'reign o'er transmuted ill;...
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The Sacred Lyre: Comprising Poems, Devotional, Moral and Preceptive ...

1828 - 398 pages
...and the choice ; Safe in his power, whose eyes discern afar The secret ambush of a specious prayer. Implore his aid, in his decisions rest Secure, whate'er...for a healthful mind, Obedient passions, and a will resigu'd ; For love, which scarce collective man can fill, For patience sov'reign o'er transmuted ill;...
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The Christian's manual, or, Prayers for every morning & evening in the week

Thomas Carpenter (schoolmaster.) - 1828 - 332 pages
...whose eyes discern afar The secret ambush of a specious pray'r : Implore his aid, in his decisious rest, Secure whate'er he gives, he gives the best....to the skies aspires, Pour forth thy fervours for a healthy mind, Obedient passions, and a will resign'd; For love, which scarce collective man can fill;...
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Literary and Miscellaneous Memoirs, Volume 1

Joseph Cradock - 1826 - 306 pages
...though not absolutely required for my purpose, are so very fine, that I cannot but transcribe them : " Yet when the sense of sacred presence fires, And strong...for a healthful mind, Obedient passions, and a will resigned ; For love, which scarce collective man can fill — For patience, sov'reign o'er transmuted...
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A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art ..., Volume 9

Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 822 pages
...repose ' What fervid action, yet no noise ! as awed To silence by the presence of their Lord. Younj. Yet, when the sense of sacred presence fires, And...strong devotion to the skies aspires. Pour forth thy fervour* for a healthful mind. Obedient passions, and a will resigned. Johnson. Vanity of Human Wiiha....
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